Open AccessStage directions and dramatic communication
Author(s) -
Z Uroš Đurković
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
baština
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2683-5797
pISSN - 0353-9008
DOI - 10.5937/bastina30-29121
Subject(s) - drama , element (criminal law) , stage (stratigraphy) , meaning (existential) , paratext , independence (probability theory) , literature , aesthetics , art , epistemology , philosophy , political science , law , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , biology
According to various theoretical perspectives, views of didaskalia as a literary and theatre term have been changing from paratext through element in secondary text (Pfister) to essence of drama. Therefore, meaning of stage directions can be important for an overview of communication strategies in drama, such as multimedia, issue of auctorial voice in drama, and complex relationship between dramatic text and staging. Also, as an element in a secondary text, stage directions can maintain certain degree of independence, which emphasizes their distinct nature. This paper shows how various meanings of stage directions can fundamentally change the way we approach drama.